Art Exhibits

Chipping the Block, Painting the Silk: The Prints of Norma Bassett Hall2018-08-07T10:00:00

Traveling exhibition of richly colored prints the first solo exhibition of Norma Bassett Hall’s work since her death in 1957. Hall was the only female founding member of the Prairie Print Makers, Kansas-based organization established during Great Depression to promote American artists’ work. Joby Patterson, Eugene, Ore., guest curator.

Beach Museum of ArtKansas State UniversityManhattanKS66502

Traveling exhibition of richly colored prints the first solo exhibition of Norma Bassett Hall’s work since her death in 1957. Hall was the only female founding member of the Prairie Print Makers, Kansas-based organization established during Great Depression to promote American artists’ work. Joby Patterson, Eugene, Ore., guest curator.

Cultural Events, Productions, Concerts

Stage version of this classic tale includes all of the wonderful songs written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman. This "tale as old as time" tells of Belle and the Beast learning to love and earn love before time runs out.

CL Hoover Opera House135 W. 7th St.Junction CityKS66441

Stage version of this classic tale includes all of the wonderful songs written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman. This "tale as old as time" tells of Belle and the Beast learning to love and earn love before time runs out.

Host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” comedian Trevor Noah makes his McCain Auditorium debut with a hilarious evening of comedy fresh on the heels of his latest stand-up special “Afraid of the Dark.” One of the world’s brightest comedic masterminds, Noah was the first South African stand-up comedian to appear on both “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “The Late Show with David Letterman.”

McCain AuditoriumKansas State UniversityManhattanKS66506

Host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” comedian Trevor Noah makes his McCain Auditorium debut with a hilarious evening of comedy fresh on the heels of his latest stand-up special “Afraid of the Dark.” One of the world’s brightest comedic masterminds, Noah was the first South African stand-up comedian to appear on both “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “The Late Show with David Letterman.”

Special Events

North American bison herds were long as much a part of the prairie as native grasslands. By the millions; as wide as the horizon. Flint Hills Discovery Center celebrates the bison's history and significance and spotlights important preservation efforts to strengthen the species' very existence on the Great Plains of Kansas.

Flint Hills Discovery Center315 S. 3rd StreetManhattanKS66502

North American bison herds were long as much a part of the prairie as native grasslands. By the millions; as wide as the horizon. Flint Hills Discovery Center celebrates the bison's history and significance and spotlights important preservation efforts to strengthen the species' very existence on the Great Plains of Kansas.